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Monthly Meeting March 11 featuring East Coast Greenway

The monthly RIBIKE advocacy meeting will be held at 6PM Monday, Marcy 11th. Featured on the agenda will be a workshop and public discussion of routing choices for the short term of the East Coast Greenway from Fox Point to the Washington Secondary. The chosen routing will also be used as the basis for a recommendation for routing of US Bicycle Route 1 through Rhode Island. Comments to be reviewed for the meeting can be submitted via the wikimapping.com project page.

In the remaining time, the following agenda items are on deck for discussion, and we always welcome participation and new ideas for discussion.

I hope folks will try to come to this meeting, it is important to get the East Coast Greenway route right! Also, the legislature is in full swing thsi time of the year, and if we are to have any influence, now is the time.

Labann

Mar 11, 2013 at 12:37 pm

Sent them a bunch of suggestions. Cannot attend meeting… too busy on short notice. Spoke alone face to face with Votava during December, got his card, and will follow up.

It's always been my stance that roads can handle bikes, cars and walkers if they are permitted their own default space: shoulders, travel lanes, and sidewalks, respectively. Bike technically ride in travel lanes, but shoulders are necessary for cyclists to let motorists pass, which they don't have to otherwise. After all, motorists belong on highways, where cyclists and pedestrians are banned. Motorists are only tolerated on secondarys and side streets, which belong to self propelled folks.

RIBike meets the second Monday of each month from 6-8pm. All are welcome. Check "Events" for location.

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